Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Shaws Fork Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VA · 38.31195, -79.38417
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Shaws Fork Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,935 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Shaws Fork Horse CampNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Shaws Fork Horse Camp · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- WWater18 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Shaws Fork Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,935 ft
State
VA
Coordinates
38.31195, -79.38417
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Shaws Fork Horse Camp · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMcDowell · ~6.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMountain View General Store · ~5.1 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~20.4 mi
- Dump station~10.3 mi
- GroceriesMountain View General Store · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~16.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicHighland County Health Department · ~12.5 mi
- HardwareRockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware - Monterey · ~12.5 mi
EV charging — from Shaws Fork Horse Camp · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.8 mi straight-line SE — Carter Myers Automotive, Jolivue, VA · CHARGELAB · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 112 within 100 · 589 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.1 mi — Staunton, VA - Richmond Avenue - Tesla Supercharger, Staunton
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.0 mi — Walmart 1344 (Staunton, VA), Staunton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.0 mi — Tiger Solar, Staunton, VA (at an office building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: 7:30am-5:30pm daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 455737 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Shaws Fork Horse Camp · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · VA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletShaws Fork Horse Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletConfederate Breastworks · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMountain House · ~1.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBraley Pond · ~4.8 mi E · USFS
Open Shaws Fork Horse Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Shaws Fork Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shaws Fork Equestrian Campground~2.5 mi
- North River~9.8 mi · fee
- Todd Lake Campground~10.1 mi · fee
- Highland WMA~10.5 mi
The unit that manages Shaws Fork Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Shaws Fork Horse Camp are set by George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Shaws Fork Horse Camp
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Shaws Fork Horse Camp
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Shaws Fork Horse Camp
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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